Arduino UNO Based Color Sensor Interface with I2C LCD Display
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Summary of the Circuit
This circuit consists of an Arduino UNO microcontroller, a 16x2 I2C LCD display, and a TCS3200 color sensor. The Arduino UNO serves as the central processing unit, controlling the LCD display for user interface and reading color data from the TCS3200 sensor. The LCD display communicates with the Arduino via the I2C protocol, while the TCS3200 interfaces with the Arduino through digital input/output pins.
Component List
Arduino UNO
- Description: A microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P.
- Pins Used: IOREF, Reset, 3.3V, 5V, GND, Vin, A0-A5, SCL, SDA, AREF, D13-D0.
16x2 I2C LCD
- Description: An alphanumeric liquid crystal display with an I2C interface.
- Pins Used: GND, VCC, SDA, SCL.
TCS3200 Color Sensor
- Description: A color sensor that can detect and measure a wide range of colors.
- Pins Used: GND, OUT, S2, S3, VCC, LED, S0, S1.
Wiring Details
Arduino UNO
- 5V connected to:
- 16x2 I2C LCD VCC
- TCS3200 VCC
- GND connected to:
- 16x2 I2C LCD GND
- TCS3200 GND
- A4 (SDA) connected to 16x2 I2C LCD SDA
- A5 (SCL) connected to 16x2 I2C LCD SCL
- D9 connected to TCS3200 LED
- D8 connected to TCS3200 OUT
- D7 connected to TCS3200 S3
- D6 connected to TCS3200 S2
- D5 connected to TCS3200 S1
- D4 connected to TCS3200 S0
16x2 I2C LCD
- GND connected to Arduino UNO GND
- VCC connected to Arduino UNO 5V
- SDA connected to Arduino UNO A4 (SDA)
- SCL connected to Arduino UNO A5 (SCL)
TCS3200 Color Sensor
- GND connected to Arduino UNO GND
- VCC connected to Arduino UNO 5V
- LED connected to Arduino UNO D9
- OUT connected to Arduino UNO D8
- S3 connected to Arduino UNO D7
- S2 connected to Arduino UNO D6
- S1 connected to Arduino UNO D5
- S0 connected to Arduino UNO D4
Documented Code
Arduino UNO Code (sketch.ino)
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
}
void loop() {
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
}
Note: The provided code is a template and does not include specific functionality. It should be populated with setup and loop routines to initialize the components and handle the logic for reading the TCS3200 color sensor and displaying the data on the 16x2 I2C LCD.